Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard LessonAn Exploration of The Crucible through Seventeenth-Century Portraits
In this lesson, students incorporate analyses of characters from The Crucible with examinations of original seventeenth-century portraits of Puritans to create a visual portrait of the character. The project culminates in a "Portrait Gallery Walk" where students present and defend their artwork.

Classroom Resources | Grades 6 – 8 | Lesson Plan | UnitCover to Cover: Comparing Books to Movies
Students compare and analyze novels and the movies adapted from them. They design new DVD covers and a related insert for the movies, reflecting their response to the movie version.

Classroom Resources | Grades 2 – 4 | Lesson Plan | Standard LessonExploring the Subtext Strategy: Thinking Beyond the Text
What is it like to have a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day? Students find out in this lesson in which they "become" the characters in Judith Viorst's book.

Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard LessonFacilitating Student-Led Seminar Discussions with The Piano Lesson
August Wilson's play The Piano Lesson invites students to ask a number of questionsóbig
and small. Students learn how to create effective discussion questions and then put them to use in student-led discussions.